The holidays mean family time — and that’s extended to the box office. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa: The Lion King were the top two films over Christmas in a neck-and-neck finish, earning $59.8 million and $63.

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Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair

Family films “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and “Mufasa” dominated the Christmas weekend box office, according to studio estimates released Sunday. Paramount’s “Sonic” earned $38M, edging out Disney’s “Mufasa” haul of $37.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has made over $200 million worldwide, with $137 million from the domestic market. The movie might be on track to surpass the earnings of the first two films in the series. The entire Sonic trilogy might soon reach $1 billion of revenue at the international box office.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 smashes a major box office milestone in its second weekend as Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails face their greatest challenge yet.

The box office battle between Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa has been a yo-yo back-and-forth all through the holiday period. The post Weekend Box Office: Battle between Sonic 3 and Mufasa (almost) too close to call!